juldooz on tumblr said: Sherlolly for the ask list [kisses]: being unable to open their eyes for a few moments afterward
Rated K+, enjoy!
"It's OK, I promise I won't vanish or, or turn into a pumpkin if you open them."
Sherlock blinked - once, twice - then allowed his eyes to open fully and meet those of Molly Hooper. Such a warm brown, he found himself thinking, how have I never noticed how beautiful they were before?
Because before it would have been too dangerous to notice that, some inner voice reminded him. It didn't sound like John or Mycroft or anyone else who normally populated his mind palace, and it took him unsettlingly long to realize it was his own voice he was hearing. Huh. How strange.
"Didn't I tell you once not to make jokes?" The words were out before he could stop them; would she understand that they weren't meant to be as harsh as they sounded?
She dimpled and stroked her fingers along his shoulders. "Once. But I ignored you then and I'm ignoring you now." Her fingers wandered up to his neck, to his cheeks, and she raised herself on tiptoes to gently rub her nose against his. "See how much I'm ignoring you, Sherlock?"
"Oh do please keep ignoring me, Molly Hooper, just like that," he breathed, then gave into temptation and kissed her again, reveling in the feel of her soft, soft lips beneath his.
And when he opened his eyes, she'd neither vanished nor turned into a pumpkin and he knew he need never fear either possibility - however fanciful - ever again.